Archive | January, 2015

Hear Elenowen Bridge Gap Between Seventies Folk-Rock, Modern Americana

Having a baby. Buying a house. For most bands on the rise, those life milestones would be good reasons to slow down and take a breather. For Elenowen, they mostly add fuel to the fire, inspiring the roots-pop songwriting and swooning harmonies that fill the duo’s second album, For the Taking. (Listen to an…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Elenowen […]

Darius Rucker Announces 'Southern Style' Album and Tour

Darius Rucker’s return visit to NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night was full of surprises. The country star not only teased his upcoming Southern Style Tour, he also took the opportunity to reveal that his fourth solo studio album, which shares its name with the tour, will…… Source: RollingStone Link: Darius Rucker […]

Lil Wayne Tackles Label Beef in New Mixtape Song

Lil Wayne both bashed and brushed off his longtime label Cash Money in a new track, “Sh!t (Remix),” which is set to appear on the rapper’s upcoming mixtape, Sorry 4 the Wait 2, All Hip Hop reports. The track finds Weezy as wild, weird and restless as ever, rapping breathlessly over Mike Will Made It’s…… Source: RollingStone Link: Lil […]

H&M is partnering with Coachella on a clothing line

If you've ever attended Coachella – or have shopped for clothing in the weeks that lead up to it – you'll know that the Indio, California-based music festival has managed to create an entirely new fashion season focused on its attendees, slotted between resort and spring.These bohemian "festival season" wares are highly popular among… Source: […]

See Beastie Boys' Long Lost 'Too Many Rappers' Video, Featuring Nas

An unreleased Beastie Boys video featuring Nas has surfaced online after being discovered on the website of Neal Usatin, a film editor who had worked with the group on other projects, including the Adam Yauch–directed short A Day in the Life of Nathaniel Hornblower. The four-and-a-half-minute video for “Too Many Rappers,”…… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

The Who, Elton John Lead New Orleans Jazz Fest Lineup

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is routinely one of the most diverse annual music fests, and the 2015 incarnation boasts one of its strongest lineups yet as the Who, Elton John, No Doubt, Widespread Panic, Keith Urban and Jimmy Buffett have all been enlisted as headliners across the fest’s seven days……. Source: RollingStone Link: The Who, […]

Coalition announces effort to preserve Nashville's Music Row

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fresh off their successful effort to prevent the demolition of a Nashville studio that once recorded the likes of Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, advocates want to include all of the city's Music Row area in their preservation efforts. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Coalition announces effort to preserve Nashville's […]